This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide incentives for proper shoreline stabilization and bank stabilization methods, including sloping or grading techniques, terracing hillsides or installing riprap boulders or geotextile fabric. | Erosion and Shoreline Recession | Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Use natural bank stabilization techniques or revetments or hardened materials atop riverbanks or slopes to protect against floods. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 16) |
| Conduct an outreach program that educates the public on the dangers of removing natural vegetation from dunes and slopes near buildings and infrastructure. | LandslidesErosion and Shoreline Recession | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Use debris-flow measures that may reduce damage in sloping areas, such as stabilization, efforts to spread or dissipate the force and flow control measures. | Landslides | Natural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 29) |
| Build retaining walls to protect against mass wasting — the movement of rock and soil down a slope — from mudslides. | Landslides | Multiple or All AssetsProperty | Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response (p. 27) | |
| Improve soil stability by increasing root mass with more vegetation and limiting grading activities. | Landslides | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 117) |
| Use vegetative cover to help stabilize slopes, reduce slope failure and minimize waterbody sedimentation. | LandslidesErosion and Shoreline Recession | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty | Midwest | St Paul, MN Climate Action & Resilience Plan |
| Set money aside to address hardening roads against landslides and erosion. | Landslides | Transportation and Mobility | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 118) |
| Harden and stabilize roads against landslides with retaining walls and vegetation. | Landslides | Transportation and Mobility | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 118) |
| Consider developing a program to install catch-fall nets for rocks at steep slopes near roadways. | Landslides | Transportation and Mobility | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Encourage the use of natural bank stabilization techniques. | Landslides | Natural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Increase floodplain and channel roughness to help dissipate the anticipated increase in runoff. Install bioengineered surfaces (e.g., vegetation incorporated with wood and rock to harden channels) along | Water QualityFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Water Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | USFWS National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy |
